Besides the artistic structures erected for the Beijing Olympics, modern Asian architecture doesn't get much time in the limelight -- but these marvels are not worth missing. This cluster highlights some of the most innovative modern Asian architecture from major cities including Taipei and Tokyo. The architectural designs range from grandiose and tall skyscrapers to artistic and zen-like performing arts centers.
Implications - The globalization of pop culture has enabled international design to be disseminated and enjoyed by design fans around the world. These designs highlight Asian architecture in all its iterations, from traditional designs to avant-garde skyscrapers. Creative professionals can take advantage of this opportunity by observing Asian countries' blend of contemporary and classic.
41 Modern Asian Architecture Designs

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Abandoned Future City
San Zhi, Taiwan

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Cube-Shaped Architecture
Taipei Performing Arts Center is a Building for Blockheads

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Multi-Billion Dollar Airport
Beijing's Luxury Terminal
38
World's Highest Bungee Jump
Macau Tower is 764 Ft Up
37
Rolls Royce Hotel
Hong Kong Hotel Provides Guests with Sweet Ride
36
Indoor City
50 Story Tent to Cover Kazakhstan's Capital
35
Modern Tokyo Compact Housing
Architecture by Yasuhiro Yamashita
34
Colossal Luxury Clubs
Hong Kong Rooftop Restaurant, Sevva, is Literally High Class
33
Giant Eco-Friendly LED Displays
Beijing Greenpix Zero Energy Wall
32
Movable Fashion Buildings
Rem Koolhaas Designs the Prada Transformer in Seoul
31
Architecture Nestled in Nature
Tokyo's 'Dancing Trees, Singing Birds'
30
Floating Underground Villas
'Plot #35' of the Ordos Project Has Floating Extensions
29
Great Wheel of China
World's Tallest Ferris Wheel in Beijing
28
Bubbletecture
Beijing Architects MAD Create Innovative Home Additions
27
Hip Night Clubs in China
Beijing's ChinaDoll
26
Giant Courtyard Architecture
Zaha Hadid's Chaoyangmen Beijing SOHO III Project
25
International Eco-Cities
Singapore and China Team Up for Tianjin
24
Futuristic Looped Libraries
Bjarke Ingels Group Wins Competition to Design Astana National Library
23
Digital Cloud Skyscrapers
Design Act Captures the Spirit of Singapore for 2010 World Expo
22
2000 ft Buildings
'Tokyo Sky Tree' is World's 2nd Tallest
21
Faux Galaxy Ceilings
Tokyo Tower Main Observatory Gets 10,000 ‘Star' Milky Way Illumin
20
Zen Stone Architecture
Rocking New Taipei Performing Arts Center Uses Slabstones
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Beijing National Aquatics Center
Water Cube
18
Boom Box Architecture
Kring-Gumho Culture Complex in Seoul Looks Like a Ghetto-Blaster
17
Solar Soy Walls
The Swiss Pavilion for Shanghai 2010 is Made of Beans and Sun Cells
16
Promotional Palaces
'Rock Baroque' Luxury in Singapore
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Gucci Ginza
Eight Floors of Luxury in Tokyo Tower
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World Largest Building Opens Early
Foster and Partners Beijing Airport
13
Floating Pavilions
Water Surrounds the Shanghai Expo 2010 French Pavilion
12
Futuristic Lincoln Logs
The Interlace in Singapore Efficiently Stacks Residents
11
Papercraft-Inspired Buildings
Unexpected Polish Architecture for Shanghai Exhibition Hall
10
Oversize Opera House Pearls
The Tornado Tower Taipei Performing Arts Center Concept
9
Transient Art Pavilion
Zaha Hadid's Chanel Design
8
Galacticized Boutiques
Paul Cox's Ice Age Meets Sci-Fi Tokyo Store Design
7
Art Wrapped Architecture
'Louis Vuitton: A Passion for Creation' on Side of Hong Kong Museum
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Bunny-Shaped Buildings
Macau Pavilion at World Expo Celebrates the Rabbit in Chinese Lore
5
Mongolian Angletecture
US Firm Takes A New Slant On Home Design
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Mega Terminals
Beijing Terminal 3 is World's Largest Building
3
Modern Shanghaichitecture
Megalithic '1933' Tower
2
Public Aquatic Art
The Banpo Bridge Waterfall in Seoul
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Fiber Optic Pavilions
Thomas Heatherwick Creates Glowing Architecture for Shanghai Expo
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Sleek Spiralling Ramp Pavilions
Apropros Architects Designs the Czech Pavilion for Expo 2025
Venetian-Inspired Museum Designs
The Conceptual Floating Glass Museum is AI-Generated
Nest-Inspired Urban Houses
This Vietnamese Dwelling Offers Respite From the Concrete Jungle
Japanese Minimalism Portland Homes
SHED Architecture & Design Created the Mori House in Portland
Nostalgic 70s-Inspired Apartments
The House Special Studio Designs a Compact Apartment
Precast Concrete Toronto Skyscrapers
Pei Architects Forms a Building for Tower Hill Development
Cactus-Inspired Urban Skyscrapers
This Danish Skyscraper Features a Spiky Facade Design
Minimal Japanese Home Designs
FujiwaraMuro Architects Designs the House in Kyobate
Thailand International Modern Museums
WHY Architecture Unveils a Look at the Dib Bangkok Museum
Eco-Friendly Offices
Office@27 by Sanjay Puri Architects is Enhanced by Ancient Indian Principles
Staircase-Centric Flagship Stores
Herzog & de Meuron Designs the Toteme Beijing Store
Extreme Space-Saving Architecture
A 74-Square-Foot Apartment is Redefining Urban Living
Multi-Level Japanese Residences
Akio Isshiki Architects Designs the House in Hattori-Tenjin
Infinity Loop-Shaped Museums
Aedas Completed the Design of the Yohoo Museum in Hangzhou
Sculptural Photocoltaic Theater Designs
BIG Designs the Opera and Ballet Theatre of Kosovo
Taiwanese Steel Metal Homes
Studio Tngtetshiu Designs the Double Roof House in Tainan
Auto-Brand Residential Towers
The New Porsche Design Tower Bangkok is Built in Asia
Charred-Wood Tranquil Pavilions
Temp Designs the 3-to-1 Pavilion in a Rocky Shanghai Garden
Japanese Inn-Inspired Apartments
Intheory Design Creates an Apartment Inspired by Ryokan
Beautifully Sculptural Concrete Museums
Qatar Museums Unveils Official Images of the Lusail Museum
Japanese Technique Paneled Pavilions
Lanza Atelier Creates the Shou Sugi Ban in Mexico
Japanese Concept-Inspired Homes
Freight Architects Designs the Oku House in Singapore
Timber Modern Porch Pavilions
A Team of Designers Curate Porch: An Architecture of Generosity
Rejuvenated Chinese Train Stations
MAD Architects Breathed New Life Into a Century-Old Station
Paper-Inspired Artful Museums
Bjarke Ingels Group Designed the Museum for Papirkunst
Modern Minimalism Apartments
Between the Walls Designs the Old&New Apartment in Kyiv
Futuristic Hospital Designs
Renzo Piano Building Workshop Designs Jawaher Boston Medical District
Nature-Inspired Rooftop Skateparks
Within Beyond Studio Designs the Qingdao MixC Rooftop Skatepark
Japanese-Inspired Renovated Homes
OWIU Designs the Mid-Century Modern Duane House in Los Angeles
Architecturally Inspired Chess Sets
Element Visual Studio Designs the Baku Chess Set
Japanese Island Holiday Villas
BIG Unveils a Look at the Finished Not a Hotel Setouchi
Exoskeleton Stepped-Back Skyscrapers
Foster + Partners Constructed the BDO Unibank Inc Towers
Black-Timber Stealthy Pavilions
Aptdotapt Designs the Drop-Stop Pavilion in the Mountains
Regionally Inspired Retail Destinations
Japan & France Converge in the Kenzo Dubai Boutique Design
Ever-Changing Japanese Houses
CHOP+ARCHI Designs the Kumagaya House Nodding to Japanese Dynamics
Kilometer-Long Museums
Junya Ishigami Introduces the Zaishui Art Museum Along a Lake
Colorful Rooftop Unified Buildings
Urbanus' Nantou Hybrid Building is Comprised of Five Buildings
Urban Oasis-Reflecting Hotel Expansions
Ministry of Design Leads the Standard Singapore Designs
Parking Lot-Transformed Homes
Maritau Arqui Completed the Octa House on a Japanese Island
Classic Architecture-Inspired Lighting
Zeynep Boyan Designs the Monumental Collection of Lamps
Swooped Museum Roof Planes
BIG Designs the Waterfront Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art
Modern Office Environments
The MOL Campus Project Was Designed by Architecture Firm Kinzo
Garden-Topped Sunken Museums
Kengo Kuma & Associates Design the CMP Inspiration Museum
Art Expo Village-Esque Pavilions
Foster + Partners Create a Saudi Arabia Pavilion at Osaka 2025
Sweeping Culture Centers
Zaha Hadid Architects Presents the River Culture and Art Centre
Lotus Plant-Inspired Skyscrapers
Aedas Designs the Pair of One Future Buildings Lined with Bronze
Farmland-Inspired Rural Hotel Cottages
Kooo Architects Designs the Ningshan LuZhai Cottage
Trio Cuboid Music Buildings
SANAA Designs a Building for the Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building
Mass-Timber Office Buildings
Dream Completes the Olympic Games Office Design in Paris
Subterranean Courtyard Galleries
Buzz Designs the Hermit Space Yards in Beijing Park
Contemporary Rental Housing Series
EC3 Designs the Canopy Series of Buildings in Detroit
Viewing Box Cultural Centers
The Center for Arts & Innovation Hosts Events and Education Spaces
Nature Blending Modern Homes
MODU Designed the Mini Tower One Residence in Brooklyn
Heritage-Preserving Cultural Centers
WAU Design Completes the Wuyang Cultural Station in China
Geometric Prefabricated Pavilions
Heams & Michel Architectes Presents the 7 Kiosks Project
Tile-Cladded Chinese Clay Museums
Kengo Kuma and Associates Designs the UCCA Clay Museum
Futuristic Curved Islandic Homes
The Collective Studio Co., Ltd Designs the Nest Residence
Tea-Honoring Angular Libraries
Atelier Xi Designs the Interconnected Library and Tea Rooms
Japanese-Inspired Elevated Pied-à-Terres
In Situ & Partners Turns to a Minimal Design Aesthetic
Cloister-Style Sculptural Galleries
Axel Vervoordt and Tatsuro Miki Design the Meridiano
Pyramidal Concrete Japanese Homes
IGArchitects Completed the Pyramid Hut Concrete Home
Exploratory Architectural Projects
The Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale is Thought-Provoking
Concrete Boxes-Overlapping Homes
FujiwaraMuro Architects Designs the House in Tsurumi-ku
Mumbai Futuristic Fashion Boutiques
Sanjay Puri Architects Designs the Nezo Mumbai Showroom
Rocky Garden-Nestled Serene Pavilions
Temp Designs the 3-to-1 Pavilion in a Rocky Garden
Local Craft-Shown Bamboo Pavilions
AtArchitecture Designs the Northeast Pavilion for an Art Fair
Sustainable Tall Japanese Skyscrapers
Pelli Clarke & Partners Designs the Mori JP Tower
Sleek Culture Business Centers
Heatherwick Studio Forms the Xi'an Centre Culture Business District
Neon Illustation-Donned Buildings
OMA Adorns a Building for the Crafted World Exhibition
Metal-Wrapped Exhibition Spaces
Trace Architecture Office Creates a Structural Steel Wrap
Urban Skyline-View Apartments
i29 Designs the Apartment with a View in Amsterdam
Cinema-Converted Cultural Centres
Asif Khan Designs the Tselinny Center of Contemporary Culture
Whimsical Urban Hotel Extensions
Neri&Hu Complete the Artyzen New Bund 31 Hotel Design
Funnelled Light Forested Spas
Vector Architects Designed the Wulingshan Eye Stone Spring Spa
Modern Gray-Brick Restaurants
Nin Hao Incorporates Chinese Elements into its Interior Design
Architecture-Inspired Building Blocks
James Paulius Designs the Blockitecture® Frank Lloyd Wright
Sculptural Gallery Art Exhibitions
Kennedy Yanko Presents Two New Galleries in NYC
Modern Concrete Community Residences
AOA Architects Designs the Hoji Gangneung Dwellings
White Concrete Boxy Museums
Thomas Phifer Designs the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw
Beach-Overlooking Picturesque Homes
teamSTAR Designs the Villa A in Japan's Yokosuka-City
Sustainably Designed Mumbai Offices
Sanjay Puri Architects Designs the Office@27 Workspace
Temple-Inspired Striking Galleries
Abin Design Studio Designs a Gallery with Temple Themes
Star-Shaped Structural Pavilions
Mass Studies Unveils the Visuals for the Archipelagic Void
Japanese Outdoor Teaching Spaces
Heatherwick Studio Designs Spaces at the British School
Textured Local Stone Residences
Point27 Architects Designed the Atrium House in Greece
Clover-Style Conference Center Designs
MAD Designs the ZGC International Innovation Center
Scientific Communal Museums
Stefano Boeri Architetti Designs the Museum of Technology in Xi'an
Culturally Influenced Residential Spas
Diébédo Francis Kéré Nods to Tradition for a Swiss Chalet
Exposed Material-Inspired Cafés
Shell + Core Embodies the Tadao Ando Aesthetic for its Otaku Café
Structural Concrete Arts Centers
DUO Finishes the Nanchang OCT Contemporary Arts Centre
Subway-Lined Waved Panels
Ateneo Used 3D Tech to Form Sculptural Walls Around Wuyuanwan Station
Concrete Cultural Visitor Centers
UAD Completes the Villagers' Home Center in Zhejiang Province
Chinese Medicine Circular Museums
Muda Architects Completes the Tianfu Museum of Chinese Medicine
Lake-Overlooking Tiled Pavilions
BIG Designs the Jinji Lake Pavilion Overlooking Suzhou Lake
Red Concrete Exhibition Centers
Mix Architecture Designs the Red Box Exhibition Center
Electric Heritage-Based Apartments
Yana Molodykh Renovates the Landscape Alley Apartment
Modern Deco Office Designs
Reflect Architecture Designs the NewGen Office with Contemporary Detail
Lighthouse-Functioning Concrete Structures
Lin Architecture Creates the Concrete Pavilion in China
Rustic Warm Homey Residences
CPlus Architects Design Mother's House in Southwest Beijing
Organic Striking Tower Designs
David Macullo Architects Designs the Leaves Tower
Japanese Craftsmanship-Inspired Sculpture
UO Created the Nakajimaya Crossing Sculpture in a Hotel
Community-Centric Sculptural Installations
Naoto Fukasawa & Jakuets Design the Playful Sculptures
Alleyway-Inspired Art Centers
Neri&Hu Completes the New Bund Performing Arts Centre
Historic Academy Spatial Bookstores
TAO Designs the Weishan Chongzheng Academy Bookstore
Simplistic Traditional Hotel Interiors
The Four Seasons Hotel Osaka has a Modern Ryokan
Transformed Disused Steelwork Structures
Delugan Meissl Designs Expo Cultural Park Greenhouse
Rustic Cultural Architectural Buildings
Abin Design Studio Designed the Gallery House in Bensberia
Brutalist-Tinged Structural Residences
OZA Design Created the Milo Apartment in Paris
Romantic Seaside Pier Pavilions
GN Architects Designs the Seaside Pavilion in China
Glass-Lined Towering Libraries
Snøhetta Designs the Beijing City Library Located in China
Unconventional Chinese Housing Estates
Atelier GOM Designs the Longnan Garden Estate
Mirrored Panel Tropical Gardens
Research Artistic Design + Architecture Designs the Frame Garden
Ribbon-Like Dynamic Structures
Zaha Hadid Presents the Capital International Exhibition Space
Clear Glazing Compact Residences
IGArchitects Designs the Check Patterned House in Japan
Brutalist Minimal Apartment Designs
Zalc Arquitetura Reimagines the JF Apartment in Brazil
Architectural Pottery Museums
1+1>2 Architects Designs the Bat Trang Pottery Museum
Optimal Energy Research Centers
Zara Hadid Architects Designs the Alisher Navoi Research Center
Perorated Brickwork Music Centers
Atelier Oï Designs the Gong Music Center in Cambodia
Dynamic Military Archive Buildings
Jahn Completes the Pritzker Military Archives Center Design
Vast Wooden Structural Pavilions
Sou Fujimoto Architects Showcases Progress of the Grand Ring
Wooden Residential Parisian Buildings
Kengo Kuma & Associates Designed the Yama-Tani Building
Mushroom-Shaped Village Libraries
Kong Xiangwei Studio Designs the Mushroom Library in China
Wooden Roof Japanese Museums
Shigeru Ban Designs the Toyota City Museum in Japan
Dual Level Concrete Galleries
Morphosis Designs the Crow Museum of Asian Art in Dallas
Tropical Modernism Stage Designs
A Team of Designers Form a South Asian Stage at Glastonbury
Steel Structural Dynamic Workspaces
Skylab Architecture Builds a New Skylab Office in Oregon
Star-Shaped Structural Pavilions
Minsuk Cho Designs the Archipelagic Void Shelter in London
Dynamic Concrete Modern Buildings
Atelier Matias Mosquera Designs the Shire Building
Art Center Sweeping Canopies
Kengo Kuma & Associates Extend the Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian
Whimsical Flowing Woodland Villas
Thilina Liyanage Designs the 3 Bedroom Balinese Villa
Gridded Screen Apartment Blocks
Neri&Hu Design a Grid Facade Residential Building in Taiwan
Asymmetrical Sculptural Apartment Blocks
LOHA Designs the South E8 Housing Block in Raleigh
Tree-Lined Striking Modern Residences
Palette Architecture Designs the Shift House in New York
Distinctive Airlifted Structures
Arête Architects and Makers Fabrication Design the Karka Tower
Translucent Mesh-Wrapped Art Center
Wutopia Lab Designed the Flickering Peak in Hainan, China
Arched Garden-Topped Cultural Centers
Atelier Apeiron Creates the Hengqin Culture and Art Complex
Modern Sculptural Garden Homes
A01 Architevts Completed the Priyam Home in Hyderabad
Artfully Designed Train Stations
Design Studio MAD Creates its First Train Station in Beijing
Regional Modern Tropical Homes
Lijo Reny Architects Designs the Stoic Wall Residence
Zen-Inspired Tranquil Villas
TaP Design Inc Creates the Villa Tabebuia in Bangalore